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Egypt prosecutor orders Internet porn ban
AFP, Published on 08/11/2012
» Egypt's state prosecutor on Wednesday ordered a ban on Internet pornography, after a previous court order to do so was not implemented.
Iraqi officials venture into world of the Internet
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» Smiling shyly, Wassan Saleh admitted to being the face of a vast problem across Iraq's bureaucracy that officials are now trying to remedy: she had never used a computer.
Philippine court blocks cybercrime law
AFP, Published on 09/10/2012
» The Philippine Supreme Court Tuesday suspended a controversial cybercrime law, amid huge online protests over fears it would impose severe curbs on Internet freedoms.
Starbucks plans India debut
AFP, Published on 28/09/2012
» Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee chain, said on Friday it will open its first outlet in India next month as it seeks to tap the beverage's growing popularity in a country famed for its love of tea.
Japan police arrest final Tokyo gas attack fugitive
AFP, Published on 15/06/2012
» Japanese police on Friday arrested the final fugitive member of a religious cult that launched nerve gas attacks on Tokyo's subway in 1995, killing 13 people and injuring thousands.
Breivik trial: live report
AFP, Published on 16/04/2012
» The first day of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in twin attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011, has come to close. A brief summary of proceedings so far:
Nepal Tibetans 'suffocated' by Chinese influence
AFP, Published on 12/03/2012
» At a cafe near a Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, Tsewang Dolma stirs her iced tea nervously as she talks of her fears for the future of her people.
Tunisia's Internet agency agrees to block porn
AFP, Published on 15/06/2011
» Tunisia's Internet agency said Tuesday it would apply a court ruling and block all pornographic websites, raising fresh fears over censorship in the country.